by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 6 Feb, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Just days after the launch of États Généraux (Estates General) on Bioethics, Marianne Durano, Philosophy Graduate and author of Mon corps ne vous appartient pas (My body doesn’t belong to you), published an article in Le Figaro in which she denounced the...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 6 Feb, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
Whereas the first human gene therapy clinical trial involving CRISPR-Cas9 is about to begin in the United States[1], the Wall Street Journal has reported that, in China, “at least 86 individuals” have already taken part in gene-editing experiments. Eleven...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 6 Feb, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
The patient underwent face transplant surgery six years ago. In November, “the severity of the rejection” became chronic with necrotic plaque formation, and doctors were obliged to remove the transplant as his life was in jeopardy. Since then the man has...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 30 Jan, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
Today, for less than $100, it is possible to purchase a genetic test on the Internet “which promises to provide information relating to a person’s geographical origins or even to identify an extensive family tree”. The market is dominated by...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 30 Jan, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
The Oireachtas Health Committee in Ireland declared that the government was preparing to submit a draft bill on medically assisted procreation to authorise the post-mortem use of a couple’s sperm, eggs or embryos by the surviving partner. Under some conditions, the...